DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z June 14, 2026
SMOKE: Southeastern CONUS/Atlantic Ocean/Gulf of America… Light-density smoke was observed across much of the southeastern CONUS and along the coastal Mid-Atlantic, extending offshore over the Atlantic Ocean. This smoke layer is likely due to widespread agricultural burning across the southeastern CONUS, along with lingering remnant smoke that has persisted in the region over the past week. Northwest Territories… A wildfire in the central Northwest Territories produced a moderate-to-heavy-density smoke plume, which dispersed locally before moving west within the territory. Washington/Oregon… Multiple fires in southern Washington were observed producing areas of moderate-to-heavy smoke, which dispersed southwest into northern Oregon. Bahamas… A fire in Little Abaco, Bahamas, was observed producing moderate-to-heavy smoke that moved northeast into the Atlantic before transitioning to light-density smoke and continuing northeastward. Western and southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean… Multiple fires were active across much of the Guerrero and Michoacan states which produced a light-density smoke plume over the region that extended into the Pacific Ocean. Hernandez THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES AND SMOKE WHICH HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FIRES AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE, TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THESE AND OTHER PLUMES WHICH ARE LESS EXTENSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE SOURCE FIRE IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE: JPEG:http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg Smoke data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Smoke_Polygons Fire data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Fire_Points ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO: SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov